Modern agricultural machinery farms success in Urumqi

By Sun Hui ( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2017-08-14

The 2017 China Xinjiang Agricultural Machinery Expo got underway at the Urumqi International Convention & Exhibition Center in Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 13.

More than 300 companies from China and overseas attended the expo to showcase their advanced agricultural machinery. Over 10,000 agricultural machines used for crops planting, animal husbandry, fruit growing and agricultural product processing, were displayed during the three-day event.

Modern agricultural machinery farms success in Urumqi

A group of cotton planters admire the latest tech during the 2017 China Xinjiang Agricultural Machinery Expo on Aug 13. [Photo by Liu Xin/chinanews.com]

Unmanned tractors were a particular highlight at this year's expo, able to plow and harrow fields via GPS navigation.

John Deere, an American agricultural manufacturer, featured its latest corn picking machine.

Zhuang Yibin, product manager of John Deere's China branch, said the corn picker can pick up to 50 mu (3.3 hectares) of corn per hour–worthy of its 2.8 million yuan ($420,000) price tag.

Modern agricultural machinery farms success in Urumqi

An exhibitor drives a new agricultural vehicle during the 2017 China Xinjiang Agricultural Machinery Expo on Aug 13. [Photo by Liu Xin/chinanews.com]

Mao Hong, chairman of the China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association, said that it is a first for the expo to be held in Urumqi, but corresponds with the country's Belt and Road Initiative.

Mao added that most domestic agricultural machines and devices are exported to Central Asian countries through Xinjiang and that this year's expo will help domestic agricultural machinery companies expand their export channels.

Modern agricultural machinery farms success in Urumqi

An aspiring farmer tries out a John Deere tractor during the 2017 China Xinjiang Agricultural Machinery Expo on Aug 13. [Photo by Liu Xin/chinanews.com]